It was early in my career at IBM. There was a big awards ceremony, hundreds of people in attendance. One award went to a team of engineers who had solved a chronic corrosion problem in components affecting nearly every product on the market. They stood on the stage, soaking up the words of praise and the thunderous applause.
Then one engineer was asked to step forward. As he stood by the podium, he received special individual praise for his accomplishment and was handed a check for $100,000!!
Even now, that is a huge sum of money. Back then, it was jaw dropping. I still remember the moment. High drama, indeed.
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